Galileo Galilei
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Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher; and a countercultural icon closely associated with the scientific revolution. Galileo's experiment-based work is a significant break from the abstract approach of Aristotle.
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See also
- Galileo affair
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum
- Age of Enlightenment
- Galileo's recantation
- Controversial book
- 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written
- Great Books of the Western World
- Underground, l’histoire
- E pur si muove!
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